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  • Nick Hasson

    January 1, 2011 at 1:00 am

    I have seen these work with systems other than the resolve. But none with resolve. I just ordered a cubix 4 slot expander. Would that not work? It hAs 4 double wide slots

    Nick Hasson
    Smoke/RESOLVE
    http://www.niceedits.com

  • Darin Wooldridge

    January 1, 2011 at 9:44 am

    Hey Nick,
    Thanks for the comment I am also considering the cubix.
    Just checking everything out before i pull the trigger.
    May I ask what cubix and options you ordered ?

    Did you get this unit with these ugrades?
    GPU-Xpander Desktop 2 base..
    SUBSTITUTE SINGLE-WIDTH, 4-SLOT PCIE x16 BACKPLANE FROM BASE UNIT 2-SLOT PCIE DOUBLE-WIDE, + $169.00
    SUBSTITUTE PCI EXPRESS x16 DATA CABLE AND ADAPTER (40Gbps data transfer maximum, removes x8 data cable and adapter from base config), + $399.00
    Total i get per the web site is 2262.00 before tax and cards ?

    Forgive me if Im wrong. I have been looking the cubix web site and It looks like it will only take two double wide cards.

    taken from the web site.
    2 x PCI Express x16, 4 x PCI Express x 16
    Supports 2 x double-wide graphics / GPU cards or 4 single-width graphics cards

    NOTE: The comments above are strictly mine, and may not necessarily
    represent those of my employers.

    Darin Wooldridge
    Colorist / Technical Strategist
    818-653-3918-cell
    dwooldridge@mac.com
    check me out at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Davinci-Resolve-Colorist/117363011609028?ref=….

  • Darin Wooldridge

    January 1, 2011 at 10:06 am

    Looks like I didn’t read far enough down..

    The GPU-Xpander Desktop 4 might be the one.. Doesn’t look like it needs any upgrades.
    2799 before tax and cards..

    Searching for the cards and boards. My neighbor / engineer / mad scientist wants to do a little 2011 DIY:)

    NOTE: The comments above are strictly mine, and may not necessarily
    represent those of my employers.

    Darin Wooldridge
    Colorist / Technical Strategist
    818-653-3918-cell
    dwooldridge@mac.com
    check me out at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Davinci-Resolve-Colorist/117363011609028?ref=….

  • Nick Hasson

    January 1, 2011 at 1:21 pm

    GPU-Xpander Desktop 4 is the one I got. For now I’m gonna stuff it with two fx4800 cards and two red rocket cards. That should get me 2k stereo playback

    Nick Hasson
    Smoke/RESOLVE
    http://www.niceedits.com

  • Thibault Carterot

    January 3, 2011 at 10:30 am

    I’ve got one Cyclon in test. I’ll let you know this week how it worked

    Config : Mac Pro 2010, 8×2,4Ghz, 16Go Ram, FX4800,GT120, Decklink 3D+, RED Rocket, system on Crucial SSD 250, 5x2to Seagate XT Raid0 drive, DaVinci Resolve 7.02

  • Darin Wooldridge

    January 3, 2011 at 4:40 pm

    Please do. I’m thinking the rack mount cycolone might be best for my application.

    NOTE: The comments above are strictly mine, and may not necessarily
    represent those of my employers.

    Darin Wooldridge
    Colorist / Technical Strategist
    818-653-3918-cell
    dwooldridge@mac.com
    check me out at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Davinci-Resolve-Colorist/117363011609028?ref=….

  • Thibault Carterot

    January 10, 2011 at 10:10 pm

    Hello all,

    It works !

    I just tested the cyclon pci expander and it works perfect.
    I installed 2 GPU (4800 and GTX 285) + my red rocket.

    With 2 GPU it twice faster i resolve. I’m going to put one more card in the cyclone to get the best of it !

    Config : Mac Pro 2010, 8×2,4Ghz, 16Go Ram, FX4800,GT120, Decklink 3D+, RED Rocket, system on Crucial SSD 250, 5x2to Seagate XT Raid0 drive, DaVinci Resolve 7.02

  • Darin Wooldridge

    January 10, 2011 at 10:26 pm

    Great news. Will it fit 3 gtx285 cards?

    NOTE: The comments above are strictly mine, and may not necessarily
    represent those of my employers.

    Darin Wooldridge
    Colorist / Technical Strategist
    818-653-3918-cell
    dwooldridge@mac.com
    check me out at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Davinci-Resolve-Colorist/117363011609028?ref=….

  • Thibault Carterot

    January 10, 2011 at 10:34 pm

    Yes it should,

    you can put 3 ‘2slots’ GPU cards at 16x and one more 8x card or three 1 slot GPU card and two 8x 1 slot card.

    I don’t know if there are pci expender that can do better than 3 16x cards ?

    Next step would be to put 2 cyclones together to put 5 cards !!!

    Config : Mac Pro 2010, 8×2,4Ghz, 16Go Ram, FX4800,GT120, Decklink 3D+, RED Rocket, system on Crucial SSD 250, 5x2to Seagate XT Raid0 drive, DaVinci Resolve 7.02

  • Darin Wooldridge

    January 10, 2011 at 10:48 pm

    I believe the cubix desktop 4 will take 4 double wide at about the same price point. Not sure who has tested this config or if adding 3 gpu cards will help.

    NOTE: The comments above are strictly mine, and may not necessarily
    represent those of my employers.

    Darin Wooldridge
    Colorist / Technical Strategist
    818-653-3918-cell
    dwooldridge@mac.com
    check me out at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Davinci-Resolve-Colorist/117363011609028?ref=….

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